Where is the Sahara Desert located?

The Sahara Desert takes up most of North Africa (You can see that in the picture above). It covers large portions of; Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Eritrea, Western Sahara, Sudan and Tunisia. The Latitude is approximately 35 degrees north to 15 degrees north, the Longitude approximately 35 degrees west to 15 degrees east.The Sahara is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the western edge, the Atlas Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Red Sea on the east edge, and the Sudan and the Valley of the Niger River to the south.

The Atlas Mountains run through Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia

The Sahara is divided into; Western Sahara, the central Hoggar (Ahaggar) Mountains, the Tibesti Mountains, the Air Mountains, and area of desert mountains and high plateaus. Also, the Ténéré Desert and the Libyan desert are the most arid regions.

This is one of the most arid regions in the Sahara, the Ténéré desert.

The North of the Sahara reaches the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt and parts of Libya. The Sahara experiences a more Mediterranean climate in Cyrenaica and a rainy winter season in the Maghreb.

The Maghreb contains parts of Morocco, Tunisia, Lybia, Algeria, Mauritania and is extended to Egypt and the Sudan-Sahel area whereas, Cyrenaica is only a big part of Libya.